Fictive kinship
Subtitle: family reunification and the meaning of race and nation in American migration
By: Catherine Lee
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780871544940; 9781610448123
Subjects: Family social work; Family policy; Refugees; Family relationships; Racism; Emigration and immigration; Family reunification
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Note on terminology; title: Introduction; title: The fabric of our civilization as we know it : family in research and policy; title: I have kept my blood pure : gender propriety, class privilege, and racial purity in family reunification during the exclusion era; title: Reason of elemental humanity : the urgency of uniting families in the post-war era on the road to immigration reform; title: Our nation's efforts to protect families has fallen far short : pluralist ideals and vulnerable families; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Appendix: Data and methods; title: References; title: Index.